Surf Splendor

In today’s show Scott and David recap The Boardroom Show, celebrate the shaping accomplishments, reveal next year’s honoree, and then stack rank the best cutback’s of all time, get caught off guard by early season Pipe, prepare for a child to win a CT title, and analyze why Andy Irons still reigns supreme. Plus Dukes … Continue reading "429 – Spit! October 21, 2025" The post 429 – Spit! October 21...

In today’s show the world’s biggest surf fan finds her way to Chas and David’s heart through their stomach, Dan Mann waltz’s into Icon status in a blanket of foam dust, Jamie Mitchell makes mainstream news with another near death wipeout, Bill Stewart shirks the criteria and wins the day, and the boys explain why … Continue reading "342 – The Grit! October 17, 2025" The post 342 – The Grit! Octobe...

In today’s show early Peruvian shaping pioneer Rodolfo Klima joins us to discuss Peru as the inception place of surfing and it’s integral role in early surf competitions, learning how to shape by instinct alone, Gordon Clark’s unknown factory in Peru, the challenge of building a business in an unstable economy and democracy, why Peru … Continue reading "573 – Rodolfo Klima" The post 573 – Rodolfo...

In today’s show South African pro surfer turned shaper Barry Vandermeulen joins to share stories of early life in the remote but influential Bay of Plenty, his tutelage from Spider to Spyder, Matt Biolos’s springboard into his eponymous label, how to run a business without a website, why he doesn’t put his name on his … Continue reading "572 – Barry Vandermeulen" The post 572 – Barry Vandermeulen...

In today’s show Chas finally reveals music he DOES like, and David reveals Malibu’s coolest resident, and the boys gawk at JJF’s newly chiseled physique, are rapt by Jason Momoa’s story of survival, count how many people Laird has rescued, discover the Rock Star SUP’r who gave it all away, pray for Sierra Kerr, and … Continue reading "341 – The Grit! October 9, 2025" The post 341 – The Grit! Octob...

In today’s show Scott and David further investigate the legacy of the world’s smartest surfers, pay respects to one surf brand buying the dip and investing back into core events, weigh pool comps vs wily big wave events, celebrate Stab High bringing World Champs into an air comp, and share the story of one local … Continue reading "428 – Spit! October 7, 2025" The post 428 – Spit! October 7, 2025...

In today’s show Chas and David mourn for a newly split surf industry power couple, pout over Yago’s world title tax liability, learn why they should stake skating, gawk at the celebs crowding LA lineups, learn which “pro” surfer mimes Machine Gun Kelly, and accept why mamma’s are the ultimate butt of all jokes. Plus … Continue reading "340 – The Grit! October 3, 2025" The post 340 – The Grit! Octo...

In today’s show Scott and David’s dream become reality as backyard wave pools start churning out tubes, LA gets the promise of clean water, Bobby cements his reputation, CT hopefuls learn an important lesson in self worth, Kong finally earns his title, The Package goes on display, and Victor Bernardo proves his infinite difference. Plus … Continue reading "427 – Spit! October 1, 2025" The post 427...

In today’s show Thomas Campbell unpacks the 10 year process of making YI-WO, analyzes the value and the cost of asking an audience to be present, shares the experience in Morocco wherein he was dead broke that spring-boarded his painting career, explains how a short skate film for Supreme led him to surf filmmaking, and … Continue reading "571 – Thomas Campbell" The post 571 – Thomas Campbell appe...

In today’s show North Shore icon Eric Arakawa shares insights from 51 years of surfboard shaping, explains the invention of the Nose Guard, why it’s essential to use money and love people but most people do the opposite, how to leverage burnout to fuel inspiration, recounts the chance encounter with one enigmatic shaper that changed … Continue reading "570 – Eric Arakawa" The post 570 – Eric Araka...

In today’s Jack Johnson themed show Chas and David attempt to understand the appeal of bubbly toes, define the exact moment 3-chord guitarists go from hero to zero, make a case against the board sock, fall in love with kneeboarding, and a secret truth about Chas’s upbringing reveals the cheat code to 99% of his … Continue reading "339 – The Grit! September 26, 2026" The post 339 – The Grit! Septem...

In today’s show Scott and David analyze the essence of what surfing makes us feel and why, they build a matrix to rank and define the smartest surfers on the planet, they stand in awe of JJF’s latest mind melter, and reveal the two longest standing champion shapers. Plus Dukes and Kooks! Enjoy! Partners: ColbyPlus.com … Continue reading "426 – Spit! September 24, 2025" The post 426 – Spit! Septemb...

In today’s show, live from Tuscany, David dissects Joel Tudor’s rightful haranguing of Hawaiian Airlines while Chas struggles to get past the block and a Karen presentation, the boys then learn why small can be grand when it comes to sponsors, another DJ leverage tube adjacency to advance his career, and Chas finally says about … Continue reading "338 – The Grit! September 20, 2025" The post 338 –...

In today’s episode Makua Rothman discusses surfing Waimea at age 8, his maternal lineage to King Kamehameha, songwriting as a catharsis to process childhood trauma, how his World Title count was limited by his addition, the freedom in relinquishing the weight of expectation, and how society’s modern embrace of vulnerability can open pathways of communication … Continue reading "569 – Makua Rothman...

In today’s show Chas and David discover where all the WSL event merch goes, survey the most savage burns in surfing, identify Bobby M as the purest artiste, assess the damage done by Butterface, and explore the dangers of letting your kid wear a red hat. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy! Partner: VAERWatches.com/surfsplendor Partner: DrinkAG1.com/surf JOIN US … Continue reading "337 – The Grit! Septembe...

In today’s show Scott and David do a deep dive into their Chicama quivers and offer reflections from the longest left in the world, offer a sneak peek at Thomas Campbell’s latest surf film, fantasize about time travel back 100 years to the South Shore, survey Mike Stewart’s bone breaking wipeout at Teahupo’o, and gobble … Continue reading "425 – Spit! September 10, 2025" The post 425 – Spit! Septe...

In today’s show Chas and David explain why society successfully functions on Little White Lies, wonder why Griff manifested a role as first loser, identify the (second) biggest surf fan on the planet, give up hopes of cracking the lip, attempt to understand their disdain for surfers doing performative yoga, and warn to never go … Continue reading "336 – The Grit! September 5, 2025" The post 336 –...

In today’s show, live from Peru, David and Scott recap Finals Day, analyze Italo’s dismantling of Jack and the vulnerability it left for Griff, question’s Jordy’s World Title drive, make public amends to Molly, acknowledge the poetry of Yago at Cloudbreak, and offer some new insights in their time in Peru. Enjoy! Sponsor: WaterwaysTravel.com Partners: ColbyPlus.com … Continue reading "424 – Spit!...

In today’s episode early surf icon Joey Cabell talks through transitioning from solid redwood boards (which he purchased from his shoeshine earnings) through Balsa to being the first Polyurethane foam board tester for Clark & Hobie, he share stories of being on the Duke Kahanamoku Surf Team, training for winter Hanalei by swimming the N? … Continue reading "568 – Joey Cabell" The post 568 – Joey C...

In today’s show Chas and David celebrate surfing’s greatest new local hero, lament how the parties have changed on Tavarua, find even less resolution in the 7’- 9’ discussion, determine if you can get a Lemon surfboard, and celebrate the Sydney plumber who won the Uluwatu Single Fin classic. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy! Partner: VAERWatches.com/surfsplendor … Continue reading "335 – The Grit! Augus...

In today’s show, live from Peru, David and Scott get inside intel from Tavarua about the incoming swell and why Restaurants might be a viable option for WSL Finals Day, the boys then unpack Chicama and the surrounding waves, the food, the people, the dynamics of surfing with 30 friends, and extoll the virtues of … Continue reading "423 – Spit! August 28, 2025" The post 423 – Spit! August 28, 2025...

In today’s show David finds Kelly’s old “sexy ladies” quiver, Griff proves he’s a real boy, Mick finds righteousness after accosting Chas, Carissa’s parenting gets shamed, and one youth gives us all hope for the future. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy! Partner: VAERWatches.com/surfsplendor Partner: DrinkAG1.com/surf MICK FINDS REDEMPTION WITH AG1 DrinkAG1.com/surf GRIFF HARD LAUNCHES RELATIONSHIP WITH...

In today’s show Scott and David peek into Jack Robinson’s astral plane, make predictions for Fiji, and dive deep into one of surfing’s original and oft overlooked surf cultures, centered around a Country Club, a pre-World Title era championships, and perhaps the first ever wave riders. Enjoy! Partners: ColbyPlus.com Partners: REALWatersports.com Partners: DrinkAG1.com/surf Partners: Surfrider.org...

In today’s show Tom Carroll reveals a little known spite that fueled his competitive drive since adolescence, how he’s learned to create a gap between thought and action, why success is intrinsically tied to interpersonal relationships, the immeasurable benefit of doing nothing, and how listening is one of life’s under appreciated superpowers. Enjoy! Sponsor: DrinkAG1.com/surf Presented … Continue...

In today’s birthday show Chas gets precisely what he asked for and then he and David discuss the new best backside tube rider on the planet, the zen-personified Hot Rodent Man, one major contingent cries wolf yet again, they decide when it’s appropriate to send a barn in, and if it’s ever okay to enter … Continue reading "333 – The Grit! August 15, 2025" The post 333 – The Grit! August 15, 2025 ap...